Monday, September 14, 2015
Thinkingaboot Number 2 the Human Mousetrap Game
I saw this Freerunning stunt at Boing Boing. Dont know Parkour. If you watched the opening sequence of James Bond Casino Royale you saw it. Its a French invention and there are two terrific movies about District 13 showcasing the inventor of Parkour
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Sunday, September 13, 2015
The Man Who Saved The Buffalo
James "Scotty" Philip (30 April 1858 – 23 July 1911) was a South Dakota rancher, remembered as the "Man who saved the Buffalo" due to his role in helping to preserve the American Bison from extinction.
While he was building his cattle herd, Scotty Philip met Pete Dupree, whose son Fred had rescued 5 bison calves from an 1881 buffalo hunt along the Grand River. After Dupree's death, Philip decided to preserve the species from extinction, and in 1899 he purchased Dupree's herd, which now numbered 74 head, from Dupree's brother-in-law, Dug Carlin.
Philip prepared a special pasture for the bison along the western side of the Missouri River north of Fort Pierre, and drove the herd there in 1901.
Scotty Philip died suddenly on July 23, 1911: by that time the herd had grown to approximately a thousand head. He was buried on a family cemetery near his buffalo pasture. As the funeral procession passed, some of the bison came down out of the hills. Newspapers of the time suggested the bison were "showing their respect to the man who had saved them".
Special Announcement aboot Hookers & Blow
The New Vegas team also has a customised CBA. Buttman was ecstatic boasting how "the New Vegas team would be profitable from day one." "There would be more attractive faucets to this investment than just strippers between periods" said Buttman
With the anchor of Arizona threatening to sink the league this was a triumph for Buttman. The New Vegas team would be the first pro franchise where the players paid to play.
Buttman explained " many players get to a stage in their career where they have made thirty or forty million but still feel empty, playing for Hookers and Blow will give them that coke fuelled decent into hell that so many wish for, but so few can pull off legitimately"
The only question remaining is who will take of the huge responsibility of being Captain. According to the CBA he will control the Hookers and Blow. Buttman said "the ideal candidate will have all the best leadership qualities and unique life experiences of a Keith Richards /Tiger Woods mashup"
Saturday, September 12, 2015
Thinkingaboot Number 3: Peg Hockey Wives Relocation Package
Peg Hockey Wives Winnipeg Highlights
Former Peg Hockey wives have gathered some pictures and talking points to welcome the former Thrasher wives and girlfriends, I have copies of both.
Before you buy you can stay at our luxury hotel the Peg Oais, as you can see from the Antenna, there is AM in every room!
Former Peg Hockey wives have gathered some pictures and talking points to welcome the former Thrasher wives and girlfriends, I have copies of both.
Before you buy you can stay at our luxury hotel the Peg Oais, as you can see from the Antenna, there is AM in every room!
For sure on a daily basis you will meet everyone at the Supercenter!
For your intimate wear it does not get better than Victoria's Parkas!
For your intimate wear it does not get better than Victoria's Parkas!
Driving at first will seem impossible, but there is a great public transit system!
This is a typical luxury home, with two snowmobile garage(Leed Certified all natural materials) and guest tents. Oh course fully winterized.
Photo(Apcbg)
This is a typical luxury home, with two snowmobile garage(Leed Certified all natural materials) and guest tents. Oh course fully winterized.
Photo(Apcbg)
As reported in Vancouver Sun, attempts are being made to make Winnipeg seem livable to the former Thrashers. hockey wife who grew up in Winnipeg is collecting a list of highlights and sending it to all the new Peg Wives. I got a copy.
1)It has an airport
2)Airport mostly deserted you never have to wait in line, and your house will practicably be on the runway.
3)It’s a very walk able city, you could go end to end in a few minutes if not for the snowdrifts.
4)Airport offers flights 3 days a week.
5)They keep the road to the airport well plowed, it is closed down less than a week every year.
6)Peg rink very green, they don’t need artificial ice.
7) Biggest population of Icelanders outside Iceland live in Peg, they report back to Iceland, Peg like Florida.
8)Being totally shitfaced in public common in Peg, it stops blood from freezing. In fact its recommended to always keep blood alcohol level over .2. When you’re shitfaced all the time you will forget you are in Winnipeg.
9)No insects in Peg during NHL regular schedule, and likely Peg will not ever go far enough in playoffs to see June 1 outbreak of bird sized mosquito.
10) You will save thousands on wardrobe, really no choice of what to wear.
1)It has an airport
2)Airport mostly deserted you never have to wait in line, and your house will practicably be on the runway.
3)It’s a very walk able city, you could go end to end in a few minutes if not for the snowdrifts.
4)Airport offers flights 3 days a week.
5)They keep the road to the airport well plowed, it is closed down less than a week every year.
6)Peg rink very green, they don’t need artificial ice.
7) Biggest population of Icelanders outside Iceland live in Peg, they report back to Iceland, Peg like Florida.
8)Being totally shitfaced in public common in Peg, it stops blood from freezing. In fact its recommended to always keep blood alcohol level over .2. When you’re shitfaced all the time you will forget you are in Winnipeg.
9)No insects in Peg during NHL regular schedule, and likely Peg will not ever go far enough in playoffs to see June 1 outbreak of bird sized mosquito.
10) You will save thousands on wardrobe, really no choice of what to wear.
Friday, September 11, 2015
I stole all the codks
It was pretty weird
be assured
but I sole all the cocks
it came like a dream to me
and there I was
in a cock free Havana
be assured
but I sole all the cocks
it came like a dream to me
and there I was
in a cock free Havana
Thinkingaboot Number 4:Not a survivalist a Prepperationist
Not a survivalist a Prepperationist
If any post captures Thinkingaboot it is this one.
I am not a survivalist. I believe the media over amps violence and fear, and governments of all stripes echo this because it makes them seem more useful and relevant. Now Canadians are under attack from a government that is pushing a law and order agenda that has been proven to create the opposite. Surely this is the goal. In relatively crime free Canada it’s hard to get the population to fear for its safety, so the Government is going to bring us an American style nihilistic underclass, as a foil to extend its ideological grip indefinitely. Therefore I have been projecting that in my future situations that exist in the USA and worse places will come to Canada.
I spent a couple of weeks on business in Buenos Aries before the economic collapse. My hosts kept me constantly occupied continually exposing me to all aspects of life in Argentina. I left with nothing but platitudes for that country. I have lived on continental Europe for most of a decade and spent years in most Asian countries. At that time if I had to choose to live elsewhere Argentina would be a top consideration along with Australia and New Zealand. Recently I came across the blog surviving Argentina. It was shocking to read about the dystopian reality of today's Argentina. It was more shocking to read the authors conclusions and evidence that America was deep into the precursor events that changed Argentina.
Although I have real fears the US will descend into madness, I am hopeful Canada will not change much and repelled by events in America will soundly reject our current Conservative government. Nevertheless I was both a Boy Scout (always be prepared) and an avid consumer of speculative fiction. Therefore I will use this post to gather materials and methods to survive the potential collapse.
Location, location, location, geography is going to be the biggest factor in any scheme. In my scenario I rule out tropical islands, and moving to New Zealand. I am not independently wealthy and billionaires are going to be the first to fall unless they are extremely clever. Assume I have a couple of million, but anyone can take something from the coping solutions I follow.
City or country: its counter intuitive but in a simple economic collapse the city is safer than the country. It is far too easy to plan an attack on an isolated location. There will be organized gangs who make it their business to forage upon the remote defenders. Furthermore, isolation means little hope of reinforcements. So I am choosing a suburban environment.
Picking a location that has temperate climate, good soil, water and sustainable population narrows the field considerably. Then one must consider the three secrets to success. 1) Education 2) Effort 3) Native cunning. With native cunning predominate in a society in flux. Therefore pick someplace you understand. Pick someplace you’re going to have allies you can gauge for trust and reliability. In conclusion moving someplace you have never lived is a huge risk. Don’t even consider places where you are not a fluent speaker.
I have selected a 50 acre farm in Niagara on the lake. This is relatively densely populated area, with wind, sun, water, good soil and a temperate wine growing climate. Creating a compound of three shipping container basedQuik will provide sustainable security. The houses would feature armored shutters, external fires suppression, and air exchange from a hidden source. Two of the homes would be for families sharing my survival dream. With electronic sentinels, remote firearms and a network of blinds, defense of the realm against gangs is accomplished.
Firearms
In Canada the selection of legal firearms is relatively restricted. Handguns are not legal accept under very very tough terms.
The Remington R-25 semi-automatic is a beauty, .308 caliber bullets will punch through armor and be deadly at long range.
Remington R-15 recoilless .22 semi-auto. Perfect for women and children.
If any post captures Thinkingaboot it is this one.
I am not a survivalist. I believe the media over amps violence and fear, and governments of all stripes echo this because it makes them seem more useful and relevant. Now Canadians are under attack from a government that is pushing a law and order agenda that has been proven to create the opposite. Surely this is the goal. In relatively crime free Canada it’s hard to get the population to fear for its safety, so the Government is going to bring us an American style nihilistic underclass, as a foil to extend its ideological grip indefinitely. Therefore I have been projecting that in my future situations that exist in the USA and worse places will come to Canada.
I spent a couple of weeks on business in Buenos Aries before the economic collapse. My hosts kept me constantly occupied continually exposing me to all aspects of life in Argentina. I left with nothing but platitudes for that country. I have lived on continental Europe for most of a decade and spent years in most Asian countries. At that time if I had to choose to live elsewhere Argentina would be a top consideration along with Australia and New Zealand. Recently I came across the blog surviving Argentina. It was shocking to read about the dystopian reality of today's Argentina. It was more shocking to read the authors conclusions and evidence that America was deep into the precursor events that changed Argentina.
Although I have real fears the US will descend into madness, I am hopeful Canada will not change much and repelled by events in America will soundly reject our current Conservative government. Nevertheless I was both a Boy Scout (always be prepared) and an avid consumer of speculative fiction. Therefore I will use this post to gather materials and methods to survive the potential collapse.
Location, location, location, geography is going to be the biggest factor in any scheme. In my scenario I rule out tropical islands, and moving to New Zealand. I am not independently wealthy and billionaires are going to be the first to fall unless they are extremely clever. Assume I have a couple of million, but anyone can take something from the coping solutions I follow.
City or country: its counter intuitive but in a simple economic collapse the city is safer than the country. It is far too easy to plan an attack on an isolated location. There will be organized gangs who make it their business to forage upon the remote defenders. Furthermore, isolation means little hope of reinforcements. So I am choosing a suburban environment.
Picking a location that has temperate climate, good soil, water and sustainable population narrows the field considerably. Then one must consider the three secrets to success. 1) Education 2) Effort 3) Native cunning. With native cunning predominate in a society in flux. Therefore pick someplace you understand. Pick someplace you’re going to have allies you can gauge for trust and reliability. In conclusion moving someplace you have never lived is a huge risk. Don’t even consider places where you are not a fluent speaker.
I have selected a 50 acre farm in Niagara on the lake. This is relatively densely populated area, with wind, sun, water, good soil and a temperate wine growing climate. Creating a compound of three shipping container basedQuik will provide sustainable security. The houses would feature armored shutters, external fires suppression, and air exchange from a hidden source. Two of the homes would be for families sharing my survival dream. With electronic sentinels, remote firearms and a network of blinds, defense of the realm against gangs is accomplished.
Firearms
In Canada the selection of legal firearms is relatively restricted. Handguns are not legal accept under very very tough terms.
The Remington R-25 semi-automatic is a beauty, .308 caliber bullets will punch through armor and be deadly at long range.
Remington R-15 recoilless .22 semi-auto. Perfect for women and children.
PS90TRYes its the civilian version of the Stargate gun.
Hi Fernando,
Whats better a Glock and and AK or is the Stargate gun?
A better choice. The ammo can be shared with a pistol, and the weight is considerably lighter than either of the alternatives. The argument against, Ammo hard to find.Steve
"Hi Steve, its not a bad set up and I really do like the 5.7 pistol, but it comes down to millions of units and decades of proven reliability. It just takes time and considerable success to achieve that, and so far the Glock is still to be beaten and the Ak has set the standard for carbines. Its not a bad weapon combo, and as you say light amo, fast follow up shots, light weapon sistem. Still, I preffer the more time proven models. That's just me, others like the light recoil and accessory of the AR and there's guys still packing 1911s because they feel that works best for them.
Regards,
Fernando"
The Black Special is a civilian version of the Swiss Army Rifle.
Crossbows like the Excalibur can’t live without them.
Swords but you have to practice. Good knives Gerber gear featured on the Walking Dead.and Ontario Tactical Knives, official wet work weapons. Buy swords here. and here
Seal Team Six Knives
Zombie Fighter
New double barreled gun
Practical safe house.
A container house without the container.
As a bug out vehicle Fernando loves his CRV, and in his estimation, gas mileage is almost as important as reliability and jumping curbs.
If your going to go seriously off road there are a number of good suggestion given by a guy who has had mondo experience on the exploration side of survival. Gas mileage not a considerationhere. I like the idea of a EClass.
The Beast I would add some kind of fenders and a rattrap. However a pure electric is a preppers delight.
A Factory in a box
Basic prep is playing Fallout, and picking locks, an invaluable skill.
http://www.bussecombat.com/knives/index.shtml
Personal Radiation Monitor (EMP resistant)
Geiger Counter watch
Remote fire station
A Better Remote Fire Station. It tracks using x box tech.
blog by a real survivalist, he has lived our nightmares.
Flashlights, going to need light
Better eating greenhouse tips.
Watches that will last.
Food
Pressure Cooker to self-preserve your food
Pemmican
Now thats a knife
Detailed Plan
Wireless Remote Webcams. See whats going on where they are installed from anywhere you have a internet connection.
http://www.humbleseed.com/
http://www.urbangreenenergy.com/products/eddygt
http://www.businessinsider.com/robert-greenes-48-laws-of-power-2012-4#never-outshine-the-master-1
http://boingboing.net/2012/06/11/recreational-robot-shooting.html
http://www.pinterest.com/tough3rrhino/zombie-apocolypse-prepperation-board/
http://www.maxpedition.com/
Floating Island
Best Professions for the end times
Scalable Electric Independence using Stirling Engine and thermal mass.
Prepper shop on line
Owners Manual for the rebuild
Preppers Subdivision in Panama.
The official Steve Prepperation clothes. 500 Denier Cordura, indefinably highly zombie resistant. Check out the collar, no Zombie hickies.
I have mixed feelings about a dog. They are another mouth to feed, and can get you into situations better avoided. Nevertheless surely the plus side wins handily. The best choice a Dogo Argintino. You can buy a good one here.
Hi Fernando,
Whats better a Glock and and AK or is the Stargate gun?
A better choice. The ammo can be shared with a pistol, and the weight is considerably lighter than either of the alternatives. The argument against, Ammo hard to find.Steve
"Hi Steve, its not a bad set up and I really do like the 5.7 pistol, but it comes down to millions of units and decades of proven reliability. It just takes time and considerable success to achieve that, and so far the Glock is still to be beaten and the Ak has set the standard for carbines. Its not a bad weapon combo, and as you say light amo, fast follow up shots, light weapon sistem. Still, I preffer the more time proven models. That's just me, others like the light recoil and accessory of the AR and there's guys still packing 1911s because they feel that works best for them.
Regards,
Fernando"
The Black Special is a civilian version of the Swiss Army Rifle.
Crossbows like the Excalibur can’t live without them.
Swords but you have to practice. Good knives Gerber gear featured on the Walking Dead.and Ontario Tactical Knives, official wet work weapons. Buy swords here. and here
Seal Team Six Knives
Zombie Fighter
New double barreled gun
Practical safe house.
A container house without the container.
As a bug out vehicle Fernando loves his CRV, and in his estimation, gas mileage is almost as important as reliability and jumping curbs.
If your going to go seriously off road there are a number of good suggestion given by a guy who has had mondo experience on the exploration side of survival. Gas mileage not a considerationhere. I like the idea of a EClass.
The Beast I would add some kind of fenders and a rattrap. However a pure electric is a preppers delight.
A Factory in a box
Basic prep is playing Fallout, and picking locks, an invaluable skill.
http://www.bussecombat.com/knives/index.shtml
Personal Radiation Monitor (EMP resistant)
Geiger Counter watch
Remote fire station
A Better Remote Fire Station. It tracks using x box tech.
blog by a real survivalist, he has lived our nightmares.
Flashlights, going to need light
Better eating greenhouse tips.
Watches that will last.
Food
Pressure Cooker to self-preserve your food
PemmicanNow thats a knife
Detailed Plan
Wireless Remote Webcams. See whats going on where they are installed from anywhere you have a internet connection.
http://www.humbleseed.com/
http://www.urbangreenenergy.com/products/eddygt
http://www.businessinsider.com/robert-greenes-48-laws-of-power-2012-4#never-outshine-the-master-1
http://boingboing.net/2012/06/11/recreational-robot-shooting.html
http://www.pinterest.com/tough3rrhino/zombie-apocolypse-prepperation-board/
http://www.maxpedition.com/
Floating Island
Best Professions for the end times
Scalable Electric Independence using Stirling Engine and thermal mass.
Prepper shop on line
Owners Manual for the rebuild
Preppers Subdivision in Panama.
The official Steve Prepperation clothes. 500 Denier Cordura, indefinably highly zombie resistant. Check out the collar, no Zombie hickies.
I have mixed feelings about a dog. They are another mouth to feed, and can get you into situations better avoided. Nevertheless surely the plus side wins handily. The best choice a Dogo Argintino. You can buy a good one here.
Thursday, September 10, 2015
Raven is not an X-Men
Raven's not an Xmen
but to the trained eye
her abilities lean that way
especially because she
exudes power and influcne
with so much energy
to spare
your still gonna get a shock
from her chair
an hour after she has chairparted
Storm Berry got nothing
on the Raven
cause even Xmen
have to die
weary from the years
of conflict
renewals need new generation
pigswailing the hot bridge
to the future
saving all men
by turning their heads
in the right dircection
never misleading
humanity
in one selection
Raven's special power
seems to be breaking hearts
and she is not even trying
to connect
its just the circumstance
that follows her around
like the laugh that
is genuine
not the funny ha ha
of the clowns
of conflict
renewals need new generation
pigswailing the hot bridge
to the future
saving all men
by turning their heads
in the right dircection
never misleading
humanity
in one selection
Raven's special power
seems to be breaking hearts
and she is not even trying
to connect
its just the circumstance
that follows her around
like the laugh that
is genuine
not the funny ha ha
of the clowns
Thinking About Number 5 the Military Industrial Complex Massive Fail
This was my first post on an ongoing horror story for NATO taxpayers everywhere.
This post is a compilation of many.
The Military Industrial Complex massive fail
Floating F35 massive fail. But its only $36 Billion.
Fat slow plane gets fatter and slower.
Canada pushes the reset button. But there is still a lot of unanswered questions. The DND insists the price per plane is only $87 million, but the US DND has now pegged it at $135 million. Thats if every plane everyone on the planet every dreamed about getting is purchased. That is highly unlikely the US at best will take 1000 instead of 3000.
Does anyone believe the open competition for a new fighter will not have the Government cheerleading and misleading in order to see the F35 selected? Over at the mound of sound reasoned speculation that if there is a fly off like Canada conducted to pick the CF18 the F35 will not even show up. The reason being it would be so badly embarrassed by a competition in the sky vs talking points, Lockheed would never do it.
Why the F35 is a Chiwawa in a Dogfight
Update Dec 18 2012
The disinformation campaign is in full bafflegab mode.
Update Nov 28, 2012. The cost has ballooned to $400 Billion dollar just for purchase. Not including the enormous cost to maintain these hanger princesses. New Radars are already deployed that negates the stealth advantage. The actual planes cant do what the computer predicted. No one knows if the millions of lines of code needed to make this plane operate can ever be cleaned up. Best case instead of 3000 planes, 2000 will be purchased. What that means is the development cost applied to every plane just went up 33%. The cost now is pegged at $137 million per plane and soaring.
Update Sept 25, 2011. CF18 pilots have had to shut down one engine more than 200 times. In the F35 that would be 200 crashes.
Updated March 16, 2012, F35 on deathwatch in Canada. In the USA may live on as the Zombie Fighter from Hell.
Wall Street Journal has revealed the full lifetime cost of maintenance for the F35 will be $1.35 Trillion.(not including $335 Billion cost of planes) Compared to an F16 or F18 it will cost 33% more according to Pentagon estimates. The real cost God only knows. By comparison the Moon landing cost $164 Billion and the US superhighway network $213 Billion. It’s worth considering the guns or butter argument, especially when the F35 is in the eyes of those without a dog in this hunt a complete turkey. It is an updated F105 lead sled. At Ausairpower they make a compelling case for buying a Eurofighter instead. For countries like Canada the cheapest option would be to zero hour the existing F18.
The F35 program may be the jump the shark moment for the Pentagon and the Military Industrial complex. Not only is the plane unaffordable it’s not a good plane. When congress really looks at what could be accomplished with a tiny portion of this expense it may change the world. For countries like Canada we face the ruination of our defense budget to support a plane we don’t need.
Pierre Sprey
Update from the Galloping Beaver. It seems Stealth as predicted is not a long term thing. Now the full article in Wired covers its asp, but the implication is clear, Stealth will be defeated before the planes are actually deployed. What do you say now Pete?
Update from Mound of Sound, Harpers Canada, Americas sharp end of the spear.
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/07/plenty-of-blame-to-go-around-for-disappearing-warship/
http://www.economist.com/node/18958487
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2011/10/23/canadas-first-f-35-jets-wont-have-ability-to-communicate-in-arctic_n_1027335.html
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/09/senators-love-stealth-jet/
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/03/jsf-test/
March 22, 2012 Massive Fail
http://the-mound-of-sound.blogspot.ca/2012/04/f-35-killer-is-already-airborne.html
http://elpdefensenews.blogspot.com.au/p/f-35-reading-list.html
I rail against the tribute the F35 represents.
All I know is that someone has launched a Lockheed Martin propaganda strike at the US treasury, and has the skill and influence to use the 60 minutes brand. Leaving many viewers shaking their heads at what has become of what used to be institutions.
If Canada bought the best fighter instead of the most politically correct one.
Canada can not find enough fighter pilots
Top ten reasons RCAF uses Temporary Foreign Pilots
1) Canadians do not apply because they want to bond with their Children
2) Canadians don't apply because Gen X wants to skip pilot and go straight to astronaut.
3) ISIS airforce has better veteran care so they are getting all the top guns.
4) Canadians are smart they know the F35 only has one engine and do not want to die from engine failure.
5)Harper can fool them into thinking he is commander in chief.
6)Canadians wont go to Cold Lake Alberta
7) Polish and Hungarian Pilots hate Russia without propaganda.
8) Canadian pilots are too polite.
9) Canadian pilots always say EH instead of Rodger and it drives the Americans nuts.
10) Canadian pilot candidates worry they might end up working for Air Canada.
Littoral Ships Fail
A great darkness full of piss
So major phama dictates
where the failed F35
will be deployed
and the damage
that will not be done
t0 the Emmery
will end up in civil
court
lick a clASS
action for attentiveness
assholes
that in the next phase
will be separated
from life
That's harsh
but sometimes
killing people
proves we are smart.
What a bunch of bullocks
as the English would agree
killing on man for purpose
brings down on you positron
the whole family tree.
These are not people from Ferguson
they have not lost a single flawed soldier
they have lost a piece of humanity
which now the sun dictates
the angle of the drone
that willl blow them
apart.
The drone did it
no a human
so no re come it
everyday what
you might acknowledge
no matter how smart
this is part of your
backpack.
This post is a compilation of many.
The Military Industrial Complex massive fail
Floating F35 massive fail. But its only $36 Billion.
Fat slow plane gets fatter and slower.
Canada pushes the reset button. But there is still a lot of unanswered questions. The DND insists the price per plane is only $87 million, but the US DND has now pegged it at $135 million. Thats if every plane everyone on the planet every dreamed about getting is purchased. That is highly unlikely the US at best will take 1000 instead of 3000.
Does anyone believe the open competition for a new fighter will not have the Government cheerleading and misleading in order to see the F35 selected? Over at the mound of sound reasoned speculation that if there is a fly off like Canada conducted to pick the CF18 the F35 will not even show up. The reason being it would be so badly embarrassed by a competition in the sky vs talking points, Lockheed would never do it.
Update Dec 18 2012
The disinformation campaign is in full bafflegab mode.
Update Nov 28, 2012. The cost has ballooned to $400 Billion dollar just for purchase. Not including the enormous cost to maintain these hanger princesses. New Radars are already deployed that negates the stealth advantage. The actual planes cant do what the computer predicted. No one knows if the millions of lines of code needed to make this plane operate can ever be cleaned up. Best case instead of 3000 planes, 2000 will be purchased. What that means is the development cost applied to every plane just went up 33%. The cost now is pegged at $137 million per plane and soaring.
Update Sept 25, 2011. CF18 pilots have had to shut down one engine more than 200 times. In the F35 that would be 200 crashes.
Updated March 16, 2012, F35 on deathwatch in Canada. In the USA may live on as the Zombie Fighter from Hell.
Wall Street Journal has revealed the full lifetime cost of maintenance for the F35 will be $1.35 Trillion.(not including $335 Billion cost of planes) Compared to an F16 or F18 it will cost 33% more according to Pentagon estimates. The real cost God only knows. By comparison the Moon landing cost $164 Billion and the US superhighway network $213 Billion. It’s worth considering the guns or butter argument, especially when the F35 is in the eyes of those without a dog in this hunt a complete turkey. It is an updated F105 lead sled. At Ausairpower they make a compelling case for buying a Eurofighter instead. For countries like Canada the cheapest option would be to zero hour the existing F18.
The F35 program may be the jump the shark moment for the Pentagon and the Military Industrial complex. Not only is the plane unaffordable it’s not a good plane. When congress really looks at what could be accomplished with a tiny portion of this expense it may change the world. For countries like Canada we face the ruination of our defense budget to support a plane we don’t need.
Pierre Sprey
Update from the Galloping Beaver. It seems Stealth as predicted is not a long term thing. Now the full article in Wired covers its asp, but the implication is clear, Stealth will be defeated before the planes are actually deployed. What do you say now Pete?
Update from Mound of Sound, Harpers Canada, Americas sharp end of the spear.
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/07/plenty-of-blame-to-go-around-for-disappearing-warship/
http://www.economist.com/node/18958487
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2011/10/23/canadas-first-f-35-jets-wont-have-ability-to-communicate-in-arctic_n_1027335.html
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/09/senators-love-stealth-jet/
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/03/jsf-test/
March 22, 2012 Massive Fail
http://the-mound-of-sound.blogspot.ca/2012/04/f-35-killer-is-already-airborne.html
http://elpdefensenews.blogspot.com.au/p/f-35-reading-list.html
I rail against the tribute the F35 represents.
First the F35 was never meant to be an air superiority vehicle. Its primary task was as strike bomber, whose role is to sneak up on targets under the air superiority cover of the F22. When the F22 became to big an expense to not fail, the F35 suddenly became this magical Swiss army knife of aeronautical impossibilities.
All I know is that someone has launched a Lockheed Martin propaganda strike at the US treasury, and has the skill and influence to use the 60 minutes brand. Leaving many viewers shaking their heads at what has become of what used to be institutions.
Turkey in the air, Princess in the hanger.
I am calling Bullshit on a couple of prime suspect: The F35 and the Bunker Busting Bombs
No matter how much money you ferret at high velocity to slippery winged people one can not change physics.
Gold Plated High Speed Rail or the F35?
Duh, the princess in the hanger, turkey in the sky F35 looks like its ours at a price of $40 to $50 Billion. What a waste of our precious tax dollars. We could have the worlds greatest high speed rail from Windsor to Quebec city for about $30 Billion, and it would be a revenue stream. Not a flunky pisshole.
Canada can not find enough fighter pilots
Top ten reasons RCAF uses Temporary Foreign Pilots
1) Canadians do not apply because they want to bond with their Children
2) Canadians don't apply because Gen X wants to skip pilot and go straight to astronaut.
3) ISIS airforce has better veteran care so they are getting all the top guns.
4) Canadians are smart they know the F35 only has one engine and do not want to die from engine failure.
5)Harper can fool them into thinking he is commander in chief.
6)Canadians wont go to Cold Lake Alberta
7) Polish and Hungarian Pilots hate Russia without propaganda.
8) Canadian pilots are too polite.
9) Canadian pilots always say EH instead of Rodger and it drives the Americans nuts.
10) Canadian pilot candidates worry they might end up working for Air Canada.
Littoral Ships Fail
A great darkness full of piss
So major phama dictates
where the failed F35
will be deployed
and the damage
that will not be done
t0 the Emmery
will end up in civil
court
lick a clASS
action for attentiveness
assholes
that in the next phase
will be separated
from life
That's harsh
but sometimes
killing people
proves we are smart.
What a bunch of bullocks
as the English would agree
killing on man for purpose
brings down on you positron
the whole family tree.
These are not people from Ferguson
they have not lost a single flawed soldier
they have lost a piece of humanity
which now the sun dictates
the angle of the drone
that willl blow them
apart.
The drone did it
no a human
so no re come it
everyday what
you might acknowledge
no matter how smart
this is part of your
backpack.
When your fears consume you: Stephen Harper edition
BTW
Wednesday, September 9, 2015
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Kaitiakitanga
The long-established Māori system of environmental management is holistic. It is a system that ensures harmony within the environment, providing a process of, as well as preventing intrusions that cause permanent imbalances and guards against environmental damage. Kaitiakitanga is a concept that has "roots deeply embedded in the complex code of tikanga”. Kaitiakitanga is a broad notion which includes the following ideas: guardianship, care, wise management. (read more)
Thinkingaboot Number 6 the Mystery of ISIS child
ISIS oh ISIS your a Mysterious Child
To summarize my past analyze of this group : Bullshit.
There are so many things wrong with this picture its hard to know where to hang oneself. I just know in my heart the group that manufactured ISIS were Bob Dylan fans. They are Bob Dlyan fans! I might have to support this effort. They are Bob Dlyan fans.
They are throwing babies out of incubators, no not yet but soon I expect.
A group so bad Al Queda threw them out. Thats like being so rich wall street will not deal with you. Major fake poppycock.
If they really want to make a Islamic superstate why not project their message to the Islamic states instead of speaking English aimed at the American people?
So the US will give a half billion dollars worth of the finest tech weapons to moderate fighters. Is this like a weight class. Seriously, no I mean it is official US policy to interview rebels and make sure they have Western Values purity. Yeah I have tried bacon but did not like it. "Okay you get a TOW missile." I like to look at naked women. " A tank for your and an extra gas can full." I have been to a strip bar, and paid for a lapdance. " An A10 Warthog for you" There is no climate change only God's will " a F22 and a B2 and all the F35 we cant sell"
You do not need to be a salesman to know your being sold.
There are so many things wrong with this picture its hard to know where to hang oneself. I just know in my heart the group that manufactured ISIS were Bob Dylan fans. They are Bob Dlyan fans! I might have to support this effort. They are Bob Dlyan fans.
They are throwing babies out of incubators, no not yet but soon I expect.
A group so bad Al Queda threw them out. Thats like being so rich wall street will not deal with you. Major fake poppycock.
If they really want to make a Islamic superstate why not project their message to the Islamic states instead of speaking English aimed at the American people?
So the US will give a half billion dollars worth of the finest tech weapons to moderate fighters. Is this like a weight class. Seriously, no I mean it is official US policy to interview rebels and make sure they have Western Values purity. Yeah I have tried bacon but did not like it. "Okay you get a TOW missile." I like to look at naked women. " A tank for your and an extra gas can full." I have been to a strip bar, and paid for a lapdance. " An A10 Warthog for you" There is no climate change only God's will " a F22 and a B2 and all the F35 we cant sell"
You do not need to be a salesman to know your being sold.
Monday, September 7, 2015
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